Kindred Squared
@KindredSquared
Kindred Squared is a charitable foundation working collaboratively to drive urgent change to early education and early child development.
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Sally Hogg
Passionate about early childhoood wellbeing & development.Mum of amazing boys. Senior Policy Fellow @PEDALCam, volunteer, freelancer & trustee .
iHV
A UK centre of excellence, supporting the development of universally high-quality health visiting practice.
Julian Grenier CBE
HMI and Early Education Lead @ofstednews | doctorate in education| Former nursery sch HT & Research Sch Director | Bookworm, walker, author | views personal
Alison Morton π
CEO @iHealthVisiting IHV Fellow. Proud to be a health visitor, working for a βbest startβ for all children.
Dr Karen Bateson
Consultant Psychologist & Joint CEO Oxford Parent-Infant Project (OXPIP). Tweeting about the science, evidence, policy & practice of early years interventions.
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ππ 2 weeks of news, blogs, research & events - just for you. Enjoy this riveting read from Kindred Early Years Digest. Sign up and have it delivered straight to your inbox or check it out online kinsq.org/3yuUOhH π
How is the #CostOfLiving crisis affecting families?
A YouGov poll has found only 14% of people feel cost of living has improved this year.
π 38% say it is worse
π· 42% have cut back on essentials
π 60% have reduced other spending
kinsq.org/3UOGeZU The Mirror Trades Union Congress
The Royal Foundation The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood report #CaseForEarlyChildhood is out today. We agree that investing in the #EarlyYears is a down payment on our future.
This is a golden opportunity for #businesses to prioritise childhood and create a healthier, happier societyπ
The weather outside is glorious - if you need some inspiration for exciting ideas of activities to do outside, Hope Education have a great blog article with 7 spring nature activities for #EarlyYears children π
kinsq.org/3QPP73W
Evaluations from NEF looked at the likely distributional impact of the new #childcare entitlements by income level. They found very few with better-off families benefitting the most (as shown in the chart below).
The Sutton Trust
Food prices have increased 25% in the last two years & we are seeing an increase in schools running food banks. Young children need regular, nutritious meals so that their brain & body can develop.
What is the government doing to address #ChildPoverty ?
No Child Left Behind Child Poverty Action Group
35 organisations have joined forces to call for the reform of the current childcare model - Early Education and Childcare Coalition
The #RescueAndReform manifesto contradicts the government position that childcare support be dependent on parentsβ employment status.
kinsq.org/44I4amh The Guardian
π Food prices have increased 25% in 2 years
π 1 in 5 schools now run food banks
Over 4 million UK children live in poverty. How can we change this? Child Poverty Action Group
Shirley Ballas spoke on Tonight about #FreeSchoolMeals , calling them a 'lifesaver' π½οΈπ kinsq.org/4apbWCs
Thousands of children in England with complex needs are missing out on support as councils fail to meet care plan deadlines. kinsq.org/4dGE3jB BBC News (UK)
Why are services failing to support children & families with SEND?
Mayor Tracy Brabin WY πΉ plans to to redesign public services in West Yorkshire including #EarlyYears . She is in discussion with government & opposition about how West Yorkshire can reinvigorate the #SureStart programme across the region.
kinsq.org/4dDGqDT TheBusinessDesk YK
Our recent poll showed 60% of parents think under-5s should have less than 30 mins screen time per day. But have you seen that there are now attachments for baby prams so that you can secure a tablet screen?
kinsq.org/4bxDiHz The Mirror
.The Labour Party's proposed changes to #education are desperately needed, but 1.9 million children's futures would also be improved by a focus on recognising and supporting their speech and language challenges.
The next government MUST take urgent action!π
speechandlanguage.org.uk/get-involved/sβ¦
Have you read the Early Education and Childcare Coalition #RescueAndReform manifesto? It calls on all political parties to put early education & childcare at the heart of their plans for equality, opportunity & growth.
Do you agree?
Have a read & sign up to support for rescue & reform.
Taking a thoughtful approach to problem-solving. WhatAboutTheChildren emphasises the need to support parents/carers with the right tools to nurture their children.
Let's shift the conversation towards #Parenting
What does good parenting looks like?
Every child deserves a bright future!